Hill Harper

Hill Harper interests me precisely because he refuses to be just one thing. A Brown University graduate who built a steady acting career across CSI: NY and The Good Doctor, he then took the bold leap of running for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan in 2024. I admire people who aim their education outward, channeling it into public life rather than resting on a comfortable résumé. The breadth of his curiosity, moving from the screen toward civic ambition, is what I find most compelling. He keeps choosing the harder, more uncertain road.

Name (English)

Hill Harper

Name (Japanese)

ヒル・ハーパー

Reading

ひる・はーぱー

Born

May 17, 1966 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Horse

Origin

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / politician

High school

Bella Vista High School

University

Brown University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill%20Harper
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%92%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463536

Tags

• Iowa
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.